Box Assorted oversize box 2
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Oversized Materials, circa 1930s-1950s
File — Box: Assorted oversize box 2, Folder: Oversize
Contents
Clipping, "Aviator Finds Sea-Diving More Thrilling Than Flying", circa 1930s. Discusses Murray's interest and experience in both aviation and diving, including near-miss experiences in both fields. Clipping, "PAA Pilot is Going South; Clipper Work", March 18, 1940. Notes that Stuart will sail to Okalnd for additional flying training "with Boeings" in Oakland, California to prepare for the inaugural Seattle to Juneau clipper run, expected in May [1941]....
Dates:
circa 1930s-1950s
James P. Rush World War II Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-00-00-66
Contents of the Collection
This small collection contains World War II-era pilot training materials, possibly used by James P. Rush, who likely served as a pilot. It includes 2 copies of "Weather for Pilot Trainees Elementary Student's Workbook;" several pages of training exercises, such as quizzes; and other textual materials related to weather and air navigation, including a navigation logbook for Stuttgart Army Air Field (Arkansas) and a weather map symbol chart. Additional documents cover aircraft...
Dates:
1939 to 1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Wiley Williams Space Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-12-18
Content Description
The Wiley Williams Space Collection is a collection of textual and visual materials collected by Williams during his career as an engineer for Grumman and NASA in the 1950s and 1960s.Williams himself is documented with clippings about him, a poster from Grumman acknowledging his work, and photographs of him. The photographs are all 8x10" black-and-white official NASA photos depicting him with colleagues during the course of his work. Related to Gemini missions, there...
Dates:
1965-1971
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Alden Drew Simonson Military Aviation Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-07-07
Content Description
The Alden Drew Simonson Military Aviation Collection is a small collection consisting of textual and visual materials documenting Simonon's military service with the U.S. Navy during World War II and with the North Dakota Air National Guard after the war. The collection includes a "Flying the Weather" training booklet from the U.S. Navy with Alden's annotations; a logbook documenting his flights primarily at Naval Air Station Pensacola; separation records from his service with the U.S. Navy;...
Dates:
1944-1950
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives